Standards loosened for post-conviction relief eligibility

Supreme Court expands earlier decision

A former chief justice’s ruling in a post-conviction relief case involving a convicted drug dealer has given the state Supreme Court the opportunity to revisit and expand on a decision that it reached 21 years ago.
The court held May 9 in State v. Brown that anyone who is convicted of a crime and claims ...

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